Saturday, June 21, 2014

DINE IN OR CARRY OUT FROM OUR SPONSOR: DR. MUNCHIES! BUY A SANDWICH AND GET A FREE DRINK! MEDIA COVERAGE!

FIRST 50 SHOPPERS GET A
FREE SWAG BAG/GOODIE BAG FILLED WITH WONDERFUL SAMPLES FROM OUR VENDORS!

You will need to send your 25 or 50 samples for this event prior to the event date. This event is unique in that you do not have to attend to participate. You can sign-up with the application once you sign-up you must pay to hold your spot.I will be promoting in the news papers to draw in more customer's to the location.I will hand out all 25/50 swag bags at the event. Be sure to include all of your information with each item in a clear plastic bag so they may shop with you and call you to place an order.**All payments are due July 31st to hold your spot!Leave a comment below to hold your spot!!!

See the Advertise with Us page to pay your vendor fee for this event.Sign up in the comments section and pay your vendor fee to be added to the list of vendors for this event.All vendors may send 25 or 50 samples and sign-up for the $15 vendor fee.I will also accept direct sales vendors for the for the swag bags/goodie bags!***No refunds if you cancel or don't show up! ****Avon, Tealightful vendors spots taken. 7 spots left!First to pay gets the spot. Sending You Sunshine,Marsha

4. All entries must be submitted by June 30, 2014 to qualify for the contest.

5. Prizes: Each participant and winner will receive a free $5 or more gift with purchase! 1st place gets free shipping from any of the vendors on our Vendor Classified page2nd place gets a 10% off coupon to use in any shop on our Vendor Classified page3rd place gets a 5% off coupon to use in any shop on our Vendor Classified page
The remaining participants will get one sample product from each shop at the price
posted and a coupon for a future product discount.

Instructions to make your altered book:

Start by removing every 3rd page from the book right at the binding using a sharp cutting tool. If you are good at tearing, then score the page by the binding and then tear it off as straight as possible.

This will allow room for embellishing each page and gives room for the book to expand and still close.

Now, just start adding embellishments to one side of the page and on the other fold the corner down to make a pocket as shown in these pictures of a book I altered. This book was sold to a lovely lady in Japan!

I laid the book flat and took a portion of the middle pages and folded them over to make more pockets. Glue the ends together using a glue stick. These make perfect places for small mementos like ticket stubs or receipts from vacations etc....

You can even add fabric like I did on these pages and then layered with ribbon and trim. I used calendar pages that were glossy to cover some of the pages as you see in this picture. I used a thick tacky glue such as Aleen's to make sure they stay in place. I also use a paint brush to smooth out the glue.
You can also use Mod Podge by Plaid and a sponge brush if you don't like the tacky glue.

Another, technique that I use to make pockets is to punch holes in the bottom of each page and then thread a ribbon as you see here in this picture. The pink ribbon was then tide and had a charm attached with about 2 inches hanging out.

So, what will you use your altered book as? Maybe, an altered book journal? Or, how about an altered book scrapbook? Oh, I know, an altered book save the date book!

I've been working on a few for children and will be putting the finishing touches on them and adding them to my Etsy shop this month. Visit my shop on our Vendor Classified page along with all of our other great artist's shops.

Monday, June 2, 2014

These cool key chains will make the perfect gift for anyone graduating in 2014! Compliments of CJW Design Village, a Markets of Sunshine vendor. You can visit her on Etsy by clicking her shop under our sponsor section in the right side bar. >>>>>>>>>>>

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We are giving away 10 samples of each product on the list. Leave a comment with your selection and we will reserve that item for you for 7 days. Mail your money order promptly to us at the address below. Make money order payable to: Marsha JaramilloOrders will be shipped within 5 business days of receipt of your payment and coupon. We will email you a shipping tracking number. Copy the coupon and print it out to mail.